Neighborhood · Ranked #2,214 of 84,120 nationally

Bandini Eviction Risk: Elevated , East Los Angeles

Tract 06037531602 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 3,819 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

With a score of 6.2/10, tract 06037531602 in the Bandini neighborhood of East Los Angeles ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,819 residents. That is riskier than roughly 81% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 45% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,577 a month while the average household earns $64,839 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 73% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.9

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 40% Owners 27%

Tract context

Occupied units972

Renter share72.6%

SVI overall0.93

Poverty rate19.6%

Median income$64,839

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across East Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.0187, -118.1648 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bandini scores 7.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from East Los Angeles

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

19.6% poverty · this tract

4.9

Supply constraint

$1,577 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from East Los Angeles

6.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from East Los Angeles

9.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from East Los Angeles

6.8

How Bandini compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

92%Socioeconomic
94%Household composition
99%Racial/ethnic minority
60%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
77%Grade C
23%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Bandini. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

31.2%Housing insecurity
13.1%Utility-shutoff threat
39.0%Food insecurity
33.6%SNAP enrollment
17.7%Transit barriers
27.2%No health insurance
19.2%Frequent mental distress
41.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bandini

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from East Los Angeles eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Los Angeles County average of 6.5 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 93rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 31.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037531602

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037531602?

Census tract 06037531602 in the Bandini neighborhood scores 7.9/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06037531602?

Median gross rent is $1,577/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037531602?

19.6% of residents in tract 06037531602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,819.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037531602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 94th, minority 99th, housing 60th.

Is tract 06037531602 considered part of Bandini?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037531602 fall within Bandini (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037531602 struggle to pay rent?

About 31.2% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 13.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037531602 compare to East Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037531602 scores 7.9/10, lower than the parent city of East Los Angeles at 8.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from East Los Angeles eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037531602 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 23% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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